Smart Alec facts
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A restaurant named "Smart Alec's" near UC Berkeley once offered free french fries to students that could prove they earned As on their most recent college exams.
The term "smart alec" derives from a real man, Alexander Hoag, in the 1860s. He was one of New York City's most notorious pimps, and accrued the nickname when he tried to outsmart police and failed.
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The phrase "Smart Alec" came from an 1840s pimp who was too smart for his own good, so the police began calling criminals who were too smart "Smart Alecs"
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Smart Alec, a 1951 pornographic film, featured 16 year old Candy Barr who later became a famous stripper. Barr was working as a prostitute at the time and said she made the 20 minute stag film because she was broke and hungry. The film led to Barr being called "the first porn star"
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The world's first porn star" was 16 year old Candy Barr; she starred in a silent porn film called "Smart Alec" in 1951
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The voice of Disney Channel and Disney Channel On-Demand hosts the most most popular mid-day country music shows on satellite radio and was the smart alec narrator for the cult classic television show "Maximum Exposure".
